Superior Court: Countywide suspension of jury trials to continue
The moratorium on jury trials in Riverside County Superior Court will continue until at least the last week of January as a precaution to reduce coronavirus exposure risks, court officials announced today.
On Dec. 7, Presiding Judge John Vineyard directed that all scheduled trial proceedings be postponed until December 31, based on Gov. Gavin Newsom s region-by-region stay-at-home order.
The order calls for broad limits on day-to-day activity amid the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases. The baseline determinant for implementation is 15% intensive care unit bed capacity. Any region where the number of beds falls below that threshold triggers a lockdown.